Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN's Frederick Pleitgen that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "ready to negotiate", saying the crisis in Ukraine was only part of Russia's security concerns.

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This information was also confirmed by the Kremlin, more precisely the spokesman of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, Sputnik reported in English.
Peskov emphasized that it was not about politics and that it did not affect the talks.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis.

Macron also said it would take time to find a diplomatic solution to the rising tensions, which represent the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.

Russia already ranks first in Europe in the total number of deaths from COVID-19 - more than 217 thousand people since the beginning of the pandemic, reports BTA.

For the third day in a row, Russia reported the highest number of coronavirus deaths, while infections are rising due to the new Delta strain of the virus and vaccination is progressing slowly.

The government reported 867 deaths in the last 24 hours and 23,888 new cases. The new numbers bring the country's total mortality from COVID-19 to 207,255 - the highest in Europe.

The groundwork for a working visit to Russia by Turkey's president is being laid, a Kremlin spokesman said on Sept. 20.

"Indeed, a working visit by Turkish President  [Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan to the Russian Federation is being prepared," Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Kremlin said that such a decision was made after at least one person was tested positive for coronavirus, and who was in the environment of the President of Russia. The statement added that the Russian leader postponed all meetings to video calls.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently on a retreat in a Siberian region with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and will return to Moscow late on Wednesday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

According to the first information, he died saving a man's life during interdepartmental exercises, reports Sputnik.
The information was also confirmed by the spokesman of the official Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.

"Peter the Great (1675-1725) did not fight in the Seven Years' War, but in the Great Northern War, which lasted 21 years," the boy told Putin.